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I agree. When you look at companies like Major League Gaming who are becoming not only tournament hosts, but providers for online competition AND streaming you
by iLoch 12y ago
I agree. When you look at companies like Major League Gaming who are becoming not only tournament hosts, but providers for online competition AND streaming you can't help but ask how popular gaming will become. MLG is already working with a developer in China to bring a video game arena/stadium to Hengqin Island.
A stadium. For video games.
The barrier to entry is just so much lower for video games when compared to professional sports - nearly anyone can play and get good enough to compete against the pros without even leaving their house. Personally I prefer "real" sports over their virtual counterparts, but millions of people disagree with me - and that number will only continue to grow. I think eSports are going to grow dramatically over the next 5 years.
- justicezyx 12y agoThere are a lot esports center in China. Unfortunately, tight regulation and culture bias make it so difficult to making money out of esports in China. But the true market potential is stunning, kids and adults, male and females, who are willing to spend money on esports related goods, touraments are huge, even with the absolute terrible business execution in China... When I am talking about terrible business execution, I mean outrageously ridiculous practices...
- grogenaut 12y agothe thing is people are always building stadiums, large and small for things. its whether the sport actually sticks. arena football, minor league football, the tampa bay devil rays, many many olympic stadiums, on and on it goes. In the end a stadium is a building. That's the only point. Not much of one. The internet is a pretty big stadium.
- TylerE 12y agoIt's been proven to work some places. South Korea has had cable TV stations (plural) dedicated to e-sports for over a decade.